hooky_lowdown Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 My nephew has got himself a squire bronco bass to learn on, and he only has a small 15w guitar combo to practice in his bedroom. Seeing as the bronco is stock (with a guitar pup) and he’s playing at very low volume, would the amp (or speaker to be precise) be ok with the low end? Or does he need a small bass amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 It'll be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebroad Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 If you’re happy with the sound, it’s fine as long you don’t pump it through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_can_your_small_guitar_amp_survive_distorted_bass_guitar.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 BreadBin I don’t think he’s going to max everything out and add an overdrive pedal on full as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 No, of course not. However it does show that the amp will probably cope better than most people would expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 It will be ok but might not sound that great. That can be a negative for someone starting out but better than nothing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 For many years the only amp I had was a Carlsbro Wasp 10W guitar practice amp. Every electric instrument I had went through it - guitar, bass, synthesiser. In each case I got to annoying the parents/neighbours volume way before I had anything loud enough to damage either the amp or speaker. I even used to put the bass through a fuzz box before applying the tremolo circuit on the amp for synth-like effects. Sound is very much subjective. My little amp was brilliant for post-punk bass lines - clean clear and melodic. This was the bass sound I used on all my band's demos of the time including the one that got CBS records interested in signing us. Of course if the OP's nephew is into something with more extreme bass he might not be so happy, but in my case my amp got me started and was a definite step up sound-wise from playing the bass with no amp at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 To my shame, I don't possess a bass amp and practice on my 4W Guitar amp. It's fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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